The Congregation Pastors
Overseeing all our locations we have some amazing Congregation Pastors who also help form part of the senior leadership team for Hope City Church.
Roger & Anna Davies
Congregation Pastors - Hope City Church, Liverpool
This incredible couple have been part of the life of Hope City Church for over a decade and have been so faithful to the call of God upon their lives. They have recently moved to the city of Liverpool to take the helm of our congregation there to build on the foundations of the Megacentre that has been opened. We're expecting this congregation to flourish and grow as Roger and Anna put their gifts and their mark on what is a fantastic part of the Hope City family. You'll love their heart for people! They have two gorgeous girls, Zoe and Yasmine.
Chris & Gosia Denham
Congregation Pastors - Hope City Church, Leeds (City Centre & Wharfedale)
With amazing hearts and a great sense of humour, these two have put Hope City Church in Leeds firmly on the map. The congregation has seen amazing growth having moved into their new city centre building which is quickly becoming a hub of activity for the community of Leeds City. In March 2011 Hope City was handed the reins of a congregation in Wharfedale in Ilkely on the outskirts of Leeds. Ed and Safi Newton from Sheffield have moved over to Leeds to assist and strengthen the team in preparation for the expected expansion of all that the Leeds Congregation is up to. Chris was born and raised in the North and Gosia is originally from Poland - they met at Bible College and have never looked back. They have growing six year old son called Joel and an amazingly beautiful two year old girl called Ania.
Simon & Rachael Taylor
Congregation Pastors - Hope City Church, Newcastle
Simon and Rachael both grew up in the City of Sheffield and quite literally in the life of Hope City Church. Collectively they’ve actually been in Hope City Church for 30 years now! They made the move up to Geordieland in October 2007 to start a revolution in the great city of Newcastle. The Congregation is full of expectancy and excitement for God to do amazing things, and continues to take new ground, grow strong, and love every moment of it. Simon and Rachael have passionate hearts to see people grab hold of God and move forward in everything He has for them. They have one daughter called Kyla and two sons called Malachi and Luka!
Colin & Beth Blois
Assistant Pastors - Hope City Church, Sheffield. Congregation Pastors - Hope City Church, Birmingham.
Hope City Church in Birmingham launched on 2nd October 2009 with 250 rammed into a conferencing suite at the Radisson Hotel in the City Centre of Birmingham. It's got off to a brilliant start with 20 decisions in the first two weeks. Having graduated from the Leadership Academy in Sheffield, Colin along with his wife Beth, have overseen the 0-30's ministries in Sheffield for the last five years, seeing hundreds of youth, students and young adults engage in church life from accross the city. They are a cheeky couple and along with Simon and Olivia Bolton they are passionate and resolute on building a strong and vibrant church in the centre of Bimingham. Colin loves stationary, Beth used to play for the Leeds Under 18's football team and they have a beautiful baby boy, Austin!
Simon & Olivia Bolton
Assistant Pastors - Hope City Church, Birmingham
After serving as Youth Pastors in Sheffield, Si & Olly moved down in September 2010 to help launch our Sunday Morning services in Birmingham. Both becoming part of Hope City as teenagers these two have grown up in the life of all that we do and carry a great spirit of enthusiasm and passion to build God's house. After being in Birmingham for just a short time they are already seeing God do amazing things and the best is still yet to come! They've just had their first child, the brilliant Zane Bolton!
David and Lisa Stoner
Congregation Pastors - Hope City Church, Lancashire
David and Lisa Stoner are the latest additions to the Hope City Team. Having served as the Lead Pastors of The Community Church in Chorley, Lancashire for the past 6 years - they had become good friends with Hope City Church, bringing their congregation to many of our conferences and even gatecrashing some of our other events. Having been a real source of encouragement and becoming great friends with some of the team it seemed like a natural progression for them to become part of the family - and now they're about to launch a brand new congregation in Preston! David and Lisa have set their congregation up for a brilliant new chapter and we are so excited about having them on board. They have a beautiful daughter called Emma and they are both cheekier than they appear!
Andy & Karen Gorman
Congregation Pastors - Hope City Church, Accra (Ghana)
After being the congregation pastors in Liverpool for six years they are now pioneering our first International congregation since Pastors Dave and Jenny pioneered the church in 2001. Ghana has been a missions arm of what we do for several years now and we actively sponsor 170 children through Compassion in one village outside the capital. In March 2010 Andy and Karen along with their two daughters, Amy and Eden, moved over with a team to plant Hope City Accra! It's an exciting move and the congregation has got off to a strong start. There was over 500 people checking us out on the launch weekend in September 2010 and we're seeing over a hundred people gather each weekend with new people coming along each week. There is a strong base of regulars now who have made it their home already and we know the future looks bright for Accra.
Steve and Siobhan Bullock
Congregation Pastors - Hope City Church, Frankfurt (Germany)
Steve and Siobhan have been at Hope City Church in Sheffield for the last 15 years and have been a part of pretty much every team. They have pioneered many of the congregations listed above and have been key instruments in creating the culture and passing on the heart of what we are about. And NOW they've made the big move to Frankfurt, Germany, along with their daughters Charlie and Jasmine, and baby boy Levi. They've settled in brilliantly, and are preparing the way for the upcoming launch of Hope City Frankfurt along with their team!
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